NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
This is it for all the marbles, the opener for Boston and Cleveland and a matchup that may well decide the Eastern Conference Championship. Not that this particular game will settle anything except, the losing team will not go undefeated. Still the NBA, in its usual sharp marketing way, decided to match the two super powers up right away.
Many NBA fans do not even pay attention until the NFL has reached playoff time in January making it difficult if not impossible to pull in a full …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
If you go back in time to the 2006 – 07 season for the Boston Celtics and you have a team in disarray struggling to gain 24 victories. They had a team of individuals with such players as Michael Olowokandi and Sebastion Telfair. They were headed nowhere. There was even an Allen Ray, instead of a Ray Allen.
Paul Pierce was moody and despondent to say the least and often took his seat at the far end of the bench to be alone with his thoughts.
Now …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
With a minute left in the 4th quarter and the scored tied, Derrick Rose took Rajon Rondo to the hole and drew a suspect foul, but it was not a shooting foul. On the ensuing play, Derrick Rose slipped going to his left and the ball rolled out of bounds. Interesting, the Bulls go to their rookie point guard with the game on the line.
A blurb on the TV showed that there had been 80 lead changes in the 5 game series. 3 of these …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Maybe Boston is just bored, but they just went through a period where losses came more often than wins and that has been rare the last two years.
Boston 115 Toronto 109 OT
Now they turn to Paul Pierce for 39 points to beat a Toronto team missing both Calderon and O’Neal. Sunday they needed 36 from Ray Allen to be Toronto. The big 3 has turned into the big one at a time. Now it is Garnett’s turn to beat Toronto one would assume.
“Ya’ll need to start playing some …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.

Paul Pierce became a tough player last year and now wants to be even better.
This season, Pierce has picked up right where he left off. He scored 27 points against the Cavs in the Celtics’ opener and helped limit LeBron to 22 points on 21 shots. He was the game’s best player that night, attacking James from the start with a hard-charging dunk for his team’s first points of the season. And following that up with a change-of-pace, baseline-dribble attack, banging LeBron down and then hitting him with …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Kevin Garnett dreaming of a second NBA Championship
The Boston Celtics will come into the season as the odds on favorites and for a reason. They are loaded. Just having Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen gives you the early nod, but other players and a staunch defense were developed last year as well.
Before we go all gaga over the Celtics, keep in mind that LeBron James took them to 7 games, until his team, the Cleveland Cavaliers held him back. Also, don’t forget the …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
It appears the diet drugs were working for Darius Miles

No, he did not get 10 days to use drugs. Darius Miles will have a 10 day suspension for violating the NBA anti-drug policy.
Miles, who signed a non-guaranteed contract with the C’s over the summer, was with the Portland Blazers last season and is attempting to come back from chronic knee trouble.
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Before you get all uppity and start talking about dope smoking hoop stars, let it be known that Darius Miles was not puffing on the weed or …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
You know Kevin Garnett is happy to hear that Sports Illustrated ranks Boston 1st for next year in the East

Marty Burns of SI predicts the top 6 in the East.
He has Boston number 1.
1. Celtics: The loss of veteran forward James Posey (via free agency to the Hornets) could hurt, especially come playoff time, but for now Boston has to be considered the East favorite again. General manager Danny Ainge re-signed key reserves Eddie House and Tony Allen, and Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen should be …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Paul Pierce is out and Tayshaun Prince is in. Who would have thought?
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No official announcement of all the positions on the team has been announced, but we do know some things.
Take my Pistons. Tayshaun Prince is in. Tayshaun has a balanced game and has never made the All Star team. This pick is a departure from the past and a good one. Chauncey Billups is out. Chauncey opted out …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Robert Parish joined Larry Bird and Kevin McHale in the Original Big 3
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You knew this was coming. The comparisons of this great Celtic team with the Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish big 3 of 1986.
In my mind, feeble as it is, the 1986 team was awesome. They would kick the tail of this current team. Now that is just my opinion and literally means nothing really. The 1986 team ended up winning a lot of titles. …read more